cervix

cervix

1. the technical name for neck

2. any necklike part of an organ, esp the lower part of the uterus that extends into the vagina

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cervix

[′sər·viks]

(anatomy)

A constricted or necklike portion of a structure.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.